New-York tribune., 1887-11-23
THE WRECK OF THE SHOW.
DIFFERING FIGURES on THE LOSS.

~, p,pxr-v's ESTIMATE THE LOwRsT-A REWARD
OF 81 900 FOR TIE SUPPOSED iScENDiARY
BRIDGEPoRT Nov 22Bridgeport SIM enjoys It's sem
sation. Tho mass OF charred debris which marks the
place where stood the huge building known as 1.-THE
Animal House" of Barnum's winter quarers was the
Mecca to which many pilgrims turned their footsteps
to-day and the odor of burned elephant seemed To
exercise a peculiar fascination over dalhty
,,i,,in. rostrils The sensational reports
frat published about the fire are now eeipsed by the
sensational OF the loss sustained furnished by
agents of the At tho Bridgeport oice to-day the
latest calculations placed 1t at 100000. though Bar
nun himself who has a keen regard Tor the valne OF
figures as an incentive to the popular Imagination put II
nj only half that amount
reward Of 81 900 has offered for the discovery
OF the man who supposed TO have set fire TO the build
ing IL has stimulated runners. but has borne
no other fruit. story has been foated
n the effect that on Friday evening OF last
week three overheard taking In state-si
liquor about certain grievances they had asalnst
the show ami determination to get even one "f
them said had bs-n gwen fair chance with tho
orler to obtain satisfaction This story IL pr"bably
nun. compaHos to many 70 whicn ,ns nre mas gwen ven
boys The To The winter quarters obivlons oi the
fact that the last thing that men bent an an scsa
diary errand wond do ths Information IL gwen as cen
Hrdrsport trad-speople arc apprehensive that the
winter qIarter. will be other town Mr..
Bsrnum the prope ty and the iact thar - build
pc size II would w.rh nucn more TO him ,han IL "a
AT present used will undoubtedly have weight with hln
Many suggestions OF the lockths sablrdoor-afterhs
fled order made IL said thatifthc cages
con aiming animals had only been nsuntrd on wheels
most OF the beasts woud undoubtedly have hesn saved
have brcn easy matter to wheel the cages
into the yard appears had made this sus-
gsstion time before the re came,
bnt they neglected 10 carry II ont Now they hivo 10
learn the value of IL from experience.
Mrs ,;illican, he who IN the dark 81 hrively
cor frontcd the poor old lion MIN with sunk and after
ward regretted acS OF entcrpre IN not charging an
fee those who throngri To 'so ihc drti
hras IL trying wake amrnls frr 1t sv seeking paw
Inc MT for the injury done her cos and calf she was
~ the ofHc. again TODAY demanding settlement on
wait u.l the cow calf either got well or died Her
friends fear that they will both recover.
sclantists were busy to-day carving dead elephants
Rarpum -nys thew welcome much ~ thcv care
to take away Dr s-zuin. OF New York. captured tho
brain and an entire uf one Of the clsph 'ntt
The iusurarccs are follows: ON the hiillngS-
American In tsHparV " Penn.rlVania rl.ZJp;
American of Nes-IsrSey, sl.2Ip; American o. Ssw-
Yors. -. 500 Continental. $500; lIas"N"r t2''o
inreriaI g.. 900; Royal. $3.50; total. *li.21o On
crniruts-North British r30l9 %, Nprinshrld Phrnlt.
liar ford. The Lancashire. Cti1en,. Glenn rails.
Nor VcL tni-r. American n'run-tIfasiHl. Ton
fnrnal. Grrnaba. IIar.ver. Nrrhanics. Ni1@1ra.
Ionos and azctsnrs Pcnusglvani'. koysl fireman>,
Sew.Jerscy P-nplcs and the llowaid. So each
Fir> National Granite state. orient. security. Peoples
~ Nidllrown Commerce. Anrrl" ~ Nevada; Norvalk
and Anori an. NeSJerscy. tl.J06 - eAch: total
500 35J
The amount placed the animals !. So 32j ~ which
g 900 the -lsphanis, hrtr nine In ali, ana
81 200 eight lcopAri.